The husbandmans calling showing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandmanThe husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman

Who could have believed the sad story, that Mr. Pemble tells us in his Sermon about Ignorance, if it had not an Author of credit? Of an old man on his death bed, that had heard, in all likelihood, two or three thousand Sermons in his life, that being then examined of his knowledge concerning God, should answer, he thought him an old man sitting in a chair: and about Christ, thought him a towardly young Youth: And concerning his Soul, thought it was some great bone in his body, &c. O woeful story, That rational creatures who are able to give account of civil affairs with sufficient discretion, and capable of the highest knowledge; That professed Christians that have been brought up and taught that sacred Religion, should know so little in the faith they must be saved by. To expect to be saved by the Son of God, and yet think him to be the Sun in the firmament, as others have expressed; That hope to go to Heaven, and yet know neither faith nor repentance, the undoubted way thither, nor what it is to be justified, or born again.

Who could have believed the sad story, that Mr. Pemble tells us in his Sermon about Ignorance, if it had not an Author of credit? Of an old man on his death bed, that had heard, in all likelihood, two or three thousand Sermons in his life, that being then examin'd of his knowledge concerning God, should answer, he thought him an old man sitting in a chair: and about Christ, thought him a towardly young Youth: And concerning his Soul, thought it was some great bone in his body, &c. O woful story, That rational creatures who are able to give account of civil affairs with sufficient discretion, and capable of the highest knowledge; That professed Christians that have been brought up and taught that sacred Religion, should know so little in the faith they must be saved by. To expect to be saved by the Son of God, and yet think him to be the Sun in the firmament, as others have exprest; That hope to go to Heaven, and yet know neither faith nor repentance, the undoubted way thither, nor what it is to be justified, or born again.

And more sad, that the Husbandman should plead for this his Ignorance; that any should imagine his sin should excuse him, and bring him off before God; That when God saith, My people perish for want of Knowledge, he